Jimmy’s Handyman Services

Jimmy is a personable, friendly guy. I like him as a person. As far as handyman goes, I think not. He tries to do all, but perhaps he needs to find the area of expertise he is good at, and focus on that. I hired him to remove rotted stairs from a two story deck. That progressed nicely, and I made him an offer. With a significant price increase, I asked if he was willing to put in a new railing, on the deck, to secure it, so I could get some use out of the deck for the rest of the year. This entailed putting in new posts, making railing, etc. (following the original design). For the sake of argument; because I’m sure to get one. I will follow up with photos of the work. Sloppy, is the best way to describe it. The original design of the railing was not followed. He left the opening from the bottom of the rail, to the top of the deck higher than the original. My dog could literally fall off the two story deck. The corner rail isn’t even attached! It is a hazard. A new post needed to be installed. When asked about it, he said the wood is rotten underneath. I get that. I paid $ 1,000 for you to make it safe to use the deck. You knew going in, that some wood, even a lot of wood was rotted. That is why you bought new wood, and posts. Why do all that and not make sure you have something to anchor into?! This was a complete waste of money, on my part. I got excited with the possibility that I could extend the life of my deck, to the end of the year, before a complete rebuild. It didn’t work out. At least, Jimmy’s Handyman Services won’t be the contractor for the new deck. For that I am relieved. This is for my review of the deck repair only. I will be posting another, on side rail repairs to the front porch.